Monthly Archives: September 2008

American Estate Agents

30 September 2008 – 6:00 pm

If you're gratefl for nothing else in this world, give thanks that the UK doesn't have the personality cult thing going on for Estate Agents. British ones are bad enough, with their BHS suits, Wella hair products and small red cars – but at least we dont' have to deal with these: [link]

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Slow, birds crossing

28 September 2008 – 6:26 am

A former artist-in-residence with the St. Paul Public Works department, sculptor Steven Woodward came up with the idea of using art signs to slow down drivers. wcco.com – St. Paul’s Traffic Art Signs

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YouTube – Doctor Who: What are you doing here?

26 September 2008 – 3:09 pm

YouTube – Doctor Who: What are you doing here?

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The International – you can find anything on the interweb

24 September 2008 – 2:56 pm

I was just looking a website for an unsigned bands competition (Festibull), which got me thinking about bands I’ve been in. The longest running and most interesting was ‘The International’ — we didn’t gig much, but we were completely out-of-time modish art-rock. We used to have a practise room next to Mistress (very metal) and […]

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Brilliant Spectrum-based photo story

17 September 2008 – 6:52 pm

retrogeek » Blog Archive » School For Software

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Fused – Student Issue – How to avoid students when drinking

17 September 2008 – 6:02 pm

An article I wrote about "how to avoid students" in Brum — for a magazine aimed at them. [link]

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At Cape York – Group of Arctic Highlanders and Seamen of the Expedition

17 September 2008 – 5:09 pm

At Cape York – Group of Arctic Highlanders and Seamen of the Expedition Originally uploaded by National Maritime Museum Third guy from left, back row — cardboard cut out?

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toaster ‘prints’ on bread

14 September 2008 – 3:01 pm

Electrolux Design Lab08 Scan toaster Originally uploaded by electrolux_social Only a concept at this stage, but what a concept!

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The year 2525: Were Zager & Evans right?

9 September 2008 – 4:36 pm

Martin Belam cooly assesses Zager and Evan's quality of prediction. [link]

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